North Korea develops rocket launch controller, state media reports
SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korea has successfully developed a new ballistic control system for a multiple rocket launcher and controllable shells, state media KCNA reported on Monday.
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Canadian man opens Thai Airways plane door before takeoff in Thailand
BANGKOK - A Canadian tourist opened the door of a Thai Airways flight that was preparing to take off from Chiang Mai airport bound for the capital Bangkok, local broadcaster ThaiPBS and officials said this week.
UN experts investigating 58 suspected North Korean cyberattacks valued at about $3 billion
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say they are investigating 58 suspected North Korean cyberattacks between 2017 and 2023 valued at approximately $3 billion, with the money reportedly being used to help fund its development of weapons of mass destruction.
U.S. special envoy on North Korea to visit Tokyo and Seoul
TOKYO (Reuters) -- The U.S. special envoy on North Korean human rights issues, Julie Turner, will travel to Tokyo and Seoul from Monday, the State Department said.
US-Japan alliance amid changing security environment
The US-Japan alliance has been a cornerstone of Japan’s foreign and security policy and in the Indo-Pacific region. This alliance has persevered through several distinct hurdles since its founding in 1951 by adapting to shifting geopolitical and internal political forces.
Russians enter North Korea in first foreign tour group since Covid-19 pandemic
About 100 Russians flew to North Korea on Friday for a private tour, becoming the first foreign group to visit the reclusive state following the Covid-19 pandemic in a landmark trip summed up by the Russian embassy as “Pyongyang opens its door”.
South Korean president reiterates that Seoul will not seek its own nuclear deterrent
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol reiterated that the country would not seek its own nuclear deterrent in the face of threats from nuclear-armed North Korea as he vowed further efforts to sharpen nuclear deterrence strategies with ally United States.